Sims

Digital life simulation

Sims is a surname, most familiar from the life-simulation video game franchise The Sims, where players control virtual people through daily activities.

The Sims has sold over 200 million copies.

As a family name, it appears across various fields: William Gilmore Sims was a nineteenth-century American writer. (Lowercase sims refers to simulations or SIM cards.)

franchise

EA

Major gaming company

household · aspiration · trait · mood · need · skill-building · neighborhood · gallery · mod · llama

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

Categories
Opposites
player control

Simsplayer characters

Gamer-controlled in-game personas

game genre characters

Simssoldiers

Military personnel who fight

combatants · warriors · action heroes

Phrases
Family

simmer, simulate, simulation, simulated, simulating, simulcast, simulator, sim, simulative

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G